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Re: Jimmy Smith gets 6 years in the slammer

Originally Posted by JAB1985

Wow indeed. From top of the league to in jail. Another sad story of life as an NFL player.

One of many from that original Jags team to crash and burn after retirement. Brunell is bankrupt and owes millions to creditors and the only job he could get is a HS coaching job near Jacksonville and occasionally fronting for a local Ford dealership.

Re: Jimmy Smith gets 6 years in the slammer

After seeing story after story about these NFL players after they retire, you almost hope your kid/nephew never becomes an NFL player. Too bad these players can't get accustomed to the real world after being a superstar.

Re: Jimmy Smith gets 6 years in the slammer

Originally Posted by Strange Bru

After seeing story after story about these NFL players after they retire, you almost hope your kid/nephew never becomes an NFL player. Too bad these players can't get accustomed to the real world after being a superstar.

Smith had drug problems long before retirement. If anything it was the NFL that kept this from happening to him a lot earlier in life.